Damn bushfires, read about them and they seem quite extreme.

I would have gotten some shots but the fuzz and fire brigades are taking no chances. thankfully only one person has died in all of this, and it was due to heart failure.

 

 

 

^ Unfortunately this type of attitude amongst drivers is quite profilic these days.  Courtesy and manners seem to be a thing of the past, and society not only accepts it but follows it as a given.  I often find that this atttitude is relfective of the drivers general behaviour too.  The people at work who drive like that are of the typical "me me me" culture.

These statements in any context. If you're making a blanket statement of any kind, you *have to* substantiate it, otherwise I'm going to just disagree with you no matter your stance on whatever is happening.

 

I've been driving for *many* years and know the people I work with very well.  I've been around long enough to have seen the changes in attitutude.  You'll just have to accept that life experience gives you that much more than googling meaningless stats.  Oh well, your perogative.

 

Anecdotal evidence is literally the weakest kind of evidence in any scientific endeavor, especially if all you're doing is citing the anecdote without any regards to the context surrounding it, and why things might appear to be one way because of that context.

 

For example, my dad always assumes that shitty drivers are women. 95% of the time, if he sees someone pull a stupid move out on the road, he says something to the effect of "Watch it woman!" Even if he had seen earlier that it was a man, and even after I started pointing out when it was a guy driving. So for a while I kept a count, and it was pretty near 50% of the bad drivers were guys, if not a little more. It wasn't particularly scientific, but if a third party asked both my dad and I which gender was a worse driver, which one of us would seem more reputable?

 

What I'm saying is, it might *seem* like young drivers are getting worse, but I don't think you're really examining the other things around you that are causing it to seem that way. Certainly you yourself are getting older, and distancing yourself from the "young" drivers, so if nothing else you're more willing to associate young drivers with bad drivers because you're not condemning yourself by doing so.

 

 

But mostly I was talking about this:

Courtesy and manners seem to be a thing of the past, and society not only accepts it but follows it as a given.

the typical "me me me" culture.

 

Perhaps you've not got the idea of what life experience means and you're suggesting that I'm plucking things out of the air because I'm not giving you context.  Remember, I've been driving for *years*. It has got worse.  I have a qualified opinion on the subject which means my experience counts.  Your opinion is at best unqualified and at worst contaminated by listening to your dad instead of making judgements based on your own personal driving experience on the roads, which I suspect is limited.

 

By the way, I've never mentioned young drivers at all.  My points cover the whole age spectrum. Have you got your knickers in a twist because you think I'm attacking young people?  Well, I'm not.  Insurance companies and police crash statistics will probably beg to differ on what you're saying about young drivers though.

 

If you want to know about the "me me me" culture maybe you should ask your dad as he will be able tell you more about it.  Also look up the term "monkey see monkey do".

My knee wasn't really a problem.

What was a problem is that I have never danced close with someone. And I don't know what to do in that case if a girl comes to me. Where to put my hands, how to move... Regular dancing on the floor is a piece of a cake, I have it more than fine. I know the rhythm perfectly since I have been involved in making music most of my life.

Didn't we mention before that you need to find that 'girl mate' who'll teach you about these things? :P

 

Also, if you can dance anyway, why not sign up for a class with partners?

It's not the dance that I meant. "Dirty" dancing or really close dancing is what I can't do. Anything else I am capable of. And it would be weird asking girl mates to teach me dirty dancing.

...isnt it just vertical sex?

my most famous dance move is that thing where you crouch down and breath in and out real hard and fast, and then stand up, put yr thumb in your mouth and blow.

 

it's gotten me a lot of chicks what can i say

I feel like the internet thinks it's more mature to be an [wagon] and not care who you offend, than it is to learn about other people's backgrounds and beliefs and avoid offending them at all. Every time I see something like that, it makes me think that they want other people to grow up so that they don't have to.

 

Granted, there are probably good points about people who are too easily offended in there, but that's rarely the case in practice.

putting razor blades in all the candy i'm giving out until people on my facebook stop calling it 'tricker treating'

putting razor blades in all the candy i'm giving out until people on my facebook stop calling it 'tricker treating'

But it IS a treat for you, as the tricker.

Mod Marks face as he smiles when talking about something bad as if it is good.

The fact that I can't bring myself to call a psychologist. Or to even talk to anyone on that topic.

 

Just can't. I can dial the number and just not say anything.

The fact that I can't bring myself to call a psychologist. Or to even talk to anyone on that topic.

 

Just can't. I can dial the number and just not say anything.

 

Mod Marks face as he smiles when talking about something bad as if it is good.

I haven't heard that name in so long I actually nostalgia'd from that post.

shhh

What is up with people and always touching computer screens? Every time someone shows me something on a computer screen they feel the need to jam their greasy fingers all over the thing. They can do whatever they want to their screens but keep your hands off of mine forever!

What is up with people and always touching computer screens? Every time someone shows me something on a computer screen they feel the need to jam their greasy fingers all over the thing. They can do whatever they want to their screens but keep your hands off of mine forever!

This is why I'll never understand the appeal of touch screens. This right here.

 

What is up with people and always touching computer screens? Every time someone shows me something on a computer screen they feel the need to jam their greasy fingers all over the thing. They can do whatever they want to their screens but keep your hands off of mine forever!

This is why I'll never understand the appeal of touch screens. This right here.

 

I'm fine with touch screens for phones and tablets and stuff, but touch screen computers seem like an awful idea. Exactly what was wrong with a mouse?

 

 

What is up with people and always touching computer screens? Every time someone shows me something on a computer screen they feel the need to jam their greasy fingers all over the thing. They can do whatever they want to their screens but keep your hands off of mine forever!

This is why I'll never understand the appeal of touch screens. This right here.

 

I'm fine with touch screens for phones and tablets and stuff, but touch screen computers seem like an awful idea. Exactly what was wrong with a mouse?

 

A mouse cannot do multi-touch? Touch screen computers could be useful if more computer programs have the multitouch support like apps on phones and tablets.

Today, I was approached by THREE(!) different hot girls who wanted to dance with me.

 

And I [bleep]ing messed up every single time. I do not know hot to dance with someone. Specially sensually.

 

I [bleep]ing had at least 2 of them in my pocket, IF ONLY I KNEW WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DANCE.

 

And now I am going to be out for months for my knee surgery.

 

I hate myself.

That's okay. I'm pretty much the Elaine Benes of dancing.

 

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I've used a touch screen laptop, and the novelty wears off really fast. After about half an hour I don't think I touched the screen once.

I have a touch screen laptop. I don't really use that feature at all, except for maybe zooming in on google maps or something like that every once in a while. that being said, it doesn't detract from the quality of the laptop as a whole or anything.

My girlfriend and I both have touch screen laptops, and now I hate using anything that isn't. They're a lot better.

The fact that Google keeps changing youtube, and not in a good way, annoys the hell out of me. Latest change: Comments now use Google+ on Youtube and you can't comment if you don't link a Google+ account to Youtube.

The fact that Google keeps changing youtube, and not in a good way, annoys the hell out of me. Latest change: Comments now use Google+ on Youtube and you can't comment if you don't link a Google+ account to Youtube.

...After checking this (to celebrate the death of the comments section ), I've discovered that I have a Google+ account in spite of getting rid of it when they first started handing them out through Youtube, and that it's linked to my Youtube account in spite of the fact that I made sure that they weren't linked before deleting it.

 

Damn it, Google. <.<